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Nataliya Kuznetsova, also spelt Natalia (née Trukhina; born July 1, 1991), is a Russian professional female bodybuilder and powerlifter. Kuznetsova began powerlifting at fourteen years of age in an attempt to gain muscle mass. [2] [3]
She is also the first woman ever known to be a member of the 2000 pound club, as she is the first of two women ever to total over 2000 pounds in a meet on the same day. [9] She has also competed in strongwoman contests, beginning in 2002. Swanson is also known for doing 35 kg dumbbell curls for 10 repetitions.
Iris Kyle. Iris Kyle doing an abdominals and thighs pose during the finals individual mandatory posing during the 2008 Ms. Olympia. Iris Floyd Kyle (born Mildred Carter; [11] August 22, 1974) is an African - Indian American professional female bodybuilder. [12][13] She is currently the most successful, female or male, professional bodybuilder ever.
Prior to 1977, bodybuilding had been considered strictly a male-oriented sport. Henry McGhee, described as the "primary architect of competitive female bodybuilding", was an employee of the Downtown Canton YMCA, carried a strong belief that women should share the opportunity to display their physiques and the results of their weight training the way men had done for years.
Nicole Fuchs[3] (née Bass; August 10, 1964 – February 17, 2017) was an American bodybuilder, actress, professional wrestler, and professional wrestling valet. She worked for companies such as Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation and XPW. From 1993 until her death, she made numerous appearances on The Howard Stern Show ...
Ronnie Coleman. Ronald Dean Coleman (born May 13, 1964) is an American retired professional bodybuilder. Known as " The King ", [4] Coleman shares the all-time record for most Mr. Olympia titles at eight with Lee Haney. [5] The winner of the Mr. Olympia title for eight consecutive years, he is generally regarded as the greatest professional ...
Francis is the co-author of the book Bev Francis' Power Bodybuilding. She has also produced a training video titled Hardcore Training with World Champion Bev Francis. She has contributed articles to the monthly Female Bodybuilding magazine and has written for the men's magazines Flex, Iron Man, and Muscle & Fitness.
Ernestine Shepherd (born June 16, 1936) is an American bodybuilder who is best known for being, at one point, the oldest competitive female bodybuilder in the world, as declared by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2010 and 2011; [1] as of 2023, she is 88 years old and still an active, albeit no longer competitive, bodybuilder.